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10th mo. 2019

The Impulse of Immanent Being

There is a way of being, consciousness, or self-awareness that is innate in human beings and which is intuitively experienced rather than learned though intellectual effort or reflective…

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7th mo. 2019

A Different ministration of Life in relation to others.

I am encouraged and grateful my research into early Quakers is revealing many people within the early Quaker gathering who, through the appearance of the inherent Presence of the spirit of…

Blog A Different ministration of Life in relation to others. 1 Like

1st mo. 2019

Mysticism: The 'Engine' of liberal Quakerism… Rufus Jones (1863-1948) helped to shape the modern soul of liberal Quakerism that was first birthed unintentionally by Elias Hicks in 1827, to then be matured by the influence of the Progressive Quak… Discussion Mysticism: The 'Engine' of liberal Quakerism… 2 Likes

6th mo. 2017

True Christians: How Do You Know Them?

The following is an excerpt from my blog, of the same title, posted on This Was…

Blog True Christians: How Do You Know Them? 2 Likes

3rd mo. 2017

Why Would They Want to Come? There is a lot of discussion in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting right now about the lack of African Americans and other minorities in the membership and leadership of the Religious Society of Friends. Cu… Discussion Why Would They Want to Come? 2 Likes

12th mo. 2016

The Rose that Bare Jesu

There is no rose of such virtue

As is the rose that bare…

Blog The Rose that Bare Jesu 1 Like

10th mo. 2016

Online Version of William Rogers 1680 text "The Christian Quaker..."

In 1680 Friend William Rogers published a book documenting why some founding Friends were not of the same conscience as George Fox (and those who followed him) concerning the institutionalization…

Blog Online Version of William Rogers 1680 text "The Christian Quaker..." 1 Like Barclay “Ex-Prosed”: Robert Barclay’s Apology as Poetic Prayer

As an alternative research project, I set out to capture the heart of Robert…

Blog Barclay “Ex-Prosed”: Robert Barclay’s Apology as Poetic Prayer 3 Likes Third Haven Friends ... Easton, Maryland I attended Third Haven Friends Meeting in Easton, Maryland yesterday. One hour of silent meeting goes by too quickly. The sense of history anchors the experience of place. Blog Third Haven Friends ... Easton, Maryland 1 Like

7th mo. 2016

If We Can't Talk About God, We've Got Nothin… In John Punshon's _Encounter With Silence_, he says that being distracted by questions of ritual can easily be explained "if we view the central theme of the Bible as resistance to revelation." In th… Discussion If We Can't Talk About God, We've Got Nothin… 3 Likes

4th mo. 2016

THE GIFT OF THE SCRIPTURES

Some years ago in a lecture series on the Bible given at Pendle Hill, a speaker urged Friends to take back the Bible from the fundamentalists.With more…

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3rd mo. 2016

Stages of the Work

In his booklet “A Revolutionary Gospel,” Lewis Benson writes of three stages of work that seventeenth-century Friends undertook: the first in the sequence was turning people to Christ through…

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2nd mo. 2016

Is This Presidential Election a "Seeding Tim… Is This Presidential Election a "Seeding Time"? Would you agree or disagree with the following statements?#1 Usually, war is justified when there is a dangerous enemy.#2 The only way to underst… Discussion Is This Presidential Election a "Seeding Tim… 1 Like

12th mo. 2015

The Hubris of Christendom

Andre Trocme, a French Protestant pastor and pacifist, is known as a man who led an effective response to the Vichy and Nazi genocide against the Jews. He had a heart for…

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10th mo. 2015

Elias Hicks on what is required of a Christian

I recently got my own copy of "Elias Hicks: Quaker Liberal," a book I borrowed from my university's library but did not finish before graduating and returning the book. On page 186, it says that…

Blog Elias Hicks on what is required of a Christian 3 Likes My Affirmation of Christian Faith Some Friends make the Christian faith out to be loaded with inhumane “freight” to which its adherents do not admit. Some Friends regard Christian faith as an unnecessary foundation of the Quaker wit… Discussion My Affirmation of Christian Faith 6 Likes

9th mo. 2015

A review of "Quakernomics"

Mike King’s 2014 book …

Blog A review of "Quakernomics" 1 Like

7th mo. 2015

The Religious Ideal

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your…

Blog The Religious Ideal 2 Likes

5th mo. 2015

On Christians Having Grief and Needing Commu… I am feeling frustrated with Christian Quakers in the liberal branches (and liberal meetings, wherever they are) within the Quaker world. I say these things as a crazy liberal myself...and I believe… Discussion On Christians Having Grief and Needing Commu… 2 Likes

4th mo. 2015

Bell Hooks, Courtney Hoffman, and Memories Pizza

Some thoughts on feminism, Quakerism, and voluntaryism

In…

Blog Bell Hooks, Courtney Hoffman, and Memories Pizza 1 Like

1st mo. 2015

Examining Our Consciences and Recommitting t… I just posted this on Facebook and wanted to share it here. I look forward to everyone's thoughts and reflections: Over the past two days, my heart has been aching for the staff of Charlie Hebdo, for… Discussion Examining Our Consciences and Recommitting t… 5 Likes

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